MIT engineers have developed a procedure to 3D print a soft and flexible replica of a patients heart that they can then control its action to mimic that patient's blood-pumping ability. The soft-robotic models could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual. (Learn more: news.mit.edu/2023/custom-3d-p...)
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